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'THE SOUND OF A LIGHTBULB'
TITLE
'THE RUSTLES CAN SPEAK'
SUBTITLE
'THE SOUND OF A LIGHTBULB'
EDITION
1/1
SIZE
67 X 98 CM
TECHNIQUE
AQUATINT
MEDIUM
SPECIAL INK FOR INTAGLIO PRINTING ON INTAGLIO PAPER
YEAR
2019
Original artwork by Daria Meling
DESCRIPTION
The work is a representation of the Big Theme (•) in the form of the sounds of a small world of objects. The Big Theme was related to the idea that each object has its own unique sound. Every object is a very complex structure in the microcosm of objects. All objects have their own sounds, as in the music of the spheres resounding in the Universe. And if we follow Pythagoras, but in a slightly different direction, to be able to understand the elusive symphony in something so small as an object, we can assume the existence of life in space-time, the conversation of rustles - the music of the small world of objects.
(•) The term is used by J. James in connection with the Pythagorean music of the spheres.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AQUATINT
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique. Aquatint differs from etching, first of all, by the fact that it is not the lines that are etched, but the planes. A metal plate is covered with powdered rosin or asphalt dust, which melts and sticks to it when heated. After etching the effect of light dots on a dark background is obtained. Up to about one hundred impressions can be created using the aquatint technique. Aquatint impressions made in the aquatint technique resemble watercolors or drawings varnished with ink.
Creating a printed form in this method includes:
- coating a metal plate with powdered rosin or asphalt dust, which melts and sticks to it when heated;
- image application by coating selected areas of the metal surface with varnish;
- then etching the exposed metal with nitric acid.





